Dutch police arrest couple trying to flee quarantine for Spain
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from on (#5SF1J)
Woman and man left hotel where they were in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19
Dutch police have arrested a married couple who fled a quarantine hotel to get a flight out of the country, despite at least one of them testing positive for Covid on arrival in the Netherlands from South Africa, where the new Omicron variant was first identified.
The Portuguese woman and Spanish man were apprehended in their seats moments before their plane was scheduled to leave for Spain from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Sunday evening.
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